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Austin wrote:Reason why I recommend a formal military alliance with China and Russia not that I like it but International order needs balance of power , Else US can attack and sanction any nations on any pretext as it seems fit and will enforce it among allhttps://sputniknews.com/world/201704091 ... ump-haley/

Why you leave Pakistan? Hain jee. India, Pakistan, China, Russia and Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan(under Taliban) should form a military alliance against US. India can also help with the transfer of missiles and Nukes from China to Pakistan. Take delivery in himachal or Nepal and deliver it at Wagah border. Cheers.

BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:50 P.M.) – The military operation rooms of Russia, Iran, Hezbollah and other allies have just released a new joint statement. This joint statement was spurred on by US aggression that saw the country strike the Shayrat Airbase in rural Homs with Tomahawk missiles.

The statement released in Arabic states that the allied operations room recognizes that the US is supporting the separation of northern Syria and Iraq from their respective states.

Point seven of the statement details how all US military are legitimate targets as they have crossed every red line possible and operate illegally in Syria. It then emphasizes that the joint military operations room will respond strongly to any aggression and any violation made by the US in Syria.

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They they go onto reiterate their full support of the Syrian Army to fully liberate every part of Syria occupied by terrorist forces.

It then goes onto state how they will not allow a unipolar world with the United States as the dominate power to continue to impose its will across the globe.

The statement then concludes by stating that they will only increase their support for the Syrian Army to continue its fight against terrorist forces plaguing Syria.

Hmm! This is only good as a negotiating ploy, if there is a swift move to negotiations. Unfortunately these nations do not have the clout to get even a UN GA resolution condomning NATO/YooEss/Israeli/KSA/Turkey aggression. Impressive, what the Bolivian did, waving photos of Al Quolin Bin Powell showing off his "proof" of Iraqi WMD. But it is a pretty sad statement that even that reminder does nothing for the flunkies on the UNSC or the majority of sheep in the UNGA.

All in all, fun time for PeeAllSee to take over Taiwan. Maybe SoKo too, I hadn't thought of that. The BRFMonitor prediction long ago was that if the US started a war with NoKo, it would be the PeeAllSee that decided when the war should end, and by that time, Taiwan would be part of PeeAllSee, SoKo would be in ruins, and Iran would have enough nukes to force a standoff. I'd add loss of Diego Garcia to that too. Plus a pro-PeeAllSee regime change in Phillippines.

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Singha wrote:Point seven of the statement details how all US military are legitimate targets as they have crossed every red line possible and operate illegally in Syria. It then emphasizes that the joint military operations room will respond strongly to any aggression and any violation made by the US in Syria.

So what are the Iranians or Russians going to do? Launch anti ship Missiles at US vessels? Launch air-attacks on US forces in Syria or Iraq?

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, in a telephone call with US Vice President Mike Pence, highlighted the need to end the escalation of the Syrian conflict and conduct an urgent investigation into the suspected chemical weapons attack.Abadi “stressed the need to develop a comprehensive plan to stop the escalation in Syria and unite efforts to eliminate Daesh [Arabic acronym for IS] and other terrorist organizations,” the Iraqi government said in a statement. “Iraq considers the use of chemical weapons in Syria a condemned and denounced crime,” Abadi said, according to the statement.

“We are with the Syrian people who were the victims, just like the Iraqi people who were also victims of being hit with chemical weapons by the former [Saddam Hussein] regime,” he noted, calling for an “urgent international investigation” into the use of chemical weapons.

US Vice President Mike Pence meanwhile “affirmed that US policy in the region didn’t change, and its priority is to defeat Daesh in Iraq and the region,” the Iraqi statement concluded.

The Last thing Iraq would want in Syria is for Sunni Terrorist to control Syria , They have the same aim as Iran stop the rise of Sunni Terrorist taking over Syria and has been very instrumental in providing Manpower and Material to Syrian forces.

Not to mention the unlimited fly over by Russian Airforce and cruise missile attack that has to pass over Iran and Iraq airspace to reach Syria.

UlanBatori wrote:Gagan: How can you tell that it is a Su-24, not MiG-23?

Forebody/front fuselage looks too circular in cross-section to be a Su-24, hain? IMO these pics could equally well have come from when SAA recaptured some air base after Daesh had been around, or after the recent TOW attack on an airbase when some aircraft were shaheed. I still maintain that 59 SLCMs have gone missing from inventory. Maybe the booster stages were fired.

Wow. I never thought it would be so difficult.

Anyhow after much Googling I discovered that the open nosewheel doors and the little probe under the starboard side of the forward fuselage are from MiG 23s. So it is a Mig 23

Back in 2003 I remember telling someone with 100% assurance that there would be no American invasion of Iraq - it was all bluster, no one in their right mind would leap into such a quagmire. About a week before the invasion started. I could not imagine that the WHOTUS would be that stupid, but they exceeded my expectations.

So what about now? How sure are ppl here that there is enough intelligence at work to avoid heading into a global NBC exchange? Nice knowing all of you.

Borders in middle east and africa are lines on maps drawn by anglofrench lords for own reasons

Take syria iraq border...its no border at all

Isis moves freely across itKurds do itAnd pmu will do it too when tal afar is over...

Same for jordan syria and iraq ksa.

Iraqis will crush any more Anbar sunni insurgency...so long as baghdad is able to crush isis up north and prevent any uprising in anbar the shia unbroken cresent from iran and hazara lands to lebanon will be there.

WASHINGTON—Admitting there was simply too much on his plate right now to bring stability to the fractious region by end of day Friday, Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner quietly moved the task “solve Middle East crisis” to his to-do list for next week, sources reported Tuesday. “Ushering in lasting peace across the Mideast is definitely still a big priority for me, but given everything else I’ve got going on right now, I’m just going to need to bump it to next week when I have a little more time on my hands,” Kushner reportedly said as he crossed out the task on his pocket day planner and rewrote it on the following page, acknowledging that he was just “too swamped” at the moment with policy reports and real estate development meetings to resolve the numerous wars, land disputes, and centuries-old ethnic and religious tensions that have long raged among the 350 million residents of the geopolitical hotspot. “I was really hoping to at least knock out the Arab-Israeli conflict before the weekend, but this week’s kind of gotten out of hand. It’ll be fine, though—I’ll just carve out an hour or two next week, hunker down in my office, and sort it all out then. If I can push back a couple business calls, I can definitely get this whole Middle East situation ironed out by Wednesday—Thursday at the latest.” At press time, Kushner reportedly pushed “solve Middle East crisis” back an additional 30 minutes after deciding it would be better to get “fix America’s opioid epidemic” out of the way first.

WASHINGTON—Admitting there was simply too much on his plate right now to bring stability to the fractious region by end of day Friday, Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner quietly moved the task “solve Middle East crisis” to his to-do list for next week, sources reported Tuesday. “Ushering in lasting peace across the Mideast is definitely still a big priority for me, but given everything else I’ve got going on right now, I’m just going to need to bump it to next week when I have a little more time on my hands,” Kushner reportedly said as he crossed out the task on his pocket day planner and rewrote it on the following page, acknowledging that he was just “too swamped” at the moment with policy reports and real estate development meetings to resolve the numerous wars, land disputes, and centuries-old ethnic and religious tensions that have long raged among the 350 million residents of the geopolitical hotspot. “I was really hoping to at least knock out the Arab-Israeli conflict before the weekend, but this week’s kind of gotten out of hand. It’ll be fine, though—I’ll just carve out an hour or two next week, hunker down in my office, and sort it all out then. If I can push back a couple business calls, I can definitely get this whole Middle East situation ironed out by Wednesday—Thursday at the latest.” At press time, Kushner reportedly pushed “solve Middle East crisis” back an additional 30 minutes after deciding it would be better to get “fix America’s opioid epidemic” out of the way first.

These strikes could very well be wink wink between trump and putin, after all nobody really got hurt. Damage was kept to a minimum and it gets anti Russia lobby off Trump's back. Russia makes lots of noise and fakes pain to make it seem real, but business continues as usual. Last I heard the air base is already functioning.

These strikes could very well be wink wink between trump and putin, after all nobody really got hurt. Damage was kept to a minimum and it gets anti Russia lobby off Trump's back. Russia makes lots of noise and fakes pain to make it seem real, but business continues as usual. Last I heard the air base is already functioning.

Hezbollah AoA vs Jabhat al Nusra AoA vs ISIS AoA. Let them all kill each other. And outside fellas should support whichever side seems to be losing at any point to balance it up.That is the policy to follow in West Asia. US should come in support if sunnis are losing and Russia should support the shias. And Russians and Americans should meet in geneva and sip Glenlivet and Vodka.

H. R. McMaster Manipulating Intelligence Reports to Trump, Wants 150,000 Ground Soldiers in SyriaCurrent National Security Adviser Herbert Raymond “H. R.” McMaster is manipulating intelligence reports given to President Donald Trump, Cernovich Media can now report. McMaster is plotting how to sell a massive ground war in Syria to President Trump with the help of disgraced former CIA director and convicted criminal David Petraeus, who mishandled classified information by sharing documents with his mistress.As NSA, McMaster’s job is to synthesize intellience reports from all other agencies. President Trump is being given an inaccurate picture of the situation in Syria, as McMaster is seeking to involve the U.S. in a full scale war in Syria.The McMaster-Petraeus plan calls for 150,000 American ground troops in Syria.Many special operations veterans including General Joseph Votel have raised serious concerns about McMaster’s plans for Syria.Sources also suggest that McMaster is sharing classified information with Petraeus, whose security clearance was revoked.

Petraeus’ influence in the NSC remains strong.McMaster was called Petraeus’ golden child by some commenters, noting the strong influence Petraeus had over McMaster. Petraeus was considered for the position of NSA, but withdrew his name from consideration once McMaster’s name was included on the short-list. McMaster’s appointment allowed Petraeus to maintain control over the NSC without bringing his considerable baggage to the position.Derek Harvey, the top Middle East adviser in the NSC, has close ties with Petraeus and is close with McMaster. (Harvey reportedly faces a massive EEO complaint from subordinates, although that investigation remains open.)Harvey and McMaster have been trying to subvert Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford and Secretary of Defense James Mattis. Mattis and Dunford support working with our allies in the fight against ISIS. Harvey and McMaster are advocating for a massive American-only ground force.Two men were standing in between another U.S.-led war in the Middle East — General Mike Flynn and Steve Bannon.Flynn was removed after Susan Rice unmasked classified information concerning him. Bannon’s role within the White House was weakened by McMaster, who demanded Bannon be removed from his advisory position at NSC.McMaster’s friends in the media, as part of a broader strategy to increase McMaster’s power, have claimed Jared Kushner and Bannon had a major falling out. In fact Kushner and Bannon are united in their opposition to McMaster’s plan.If McMaster and Petraeus have their way, America will find itself in another massive war in the Middle East.— -Mike Cernovich is the journalist who broke the Susan Rice unmasking story

President Hassan Rouhani stressed Iran's support for the Syrian state in "its war against terrorism" during a call with his counterpart Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, condemning a US missile strike on Syria as a violation of its sovereignty. Syrian state news agency SANA said Assad told Rouhani the Syrian people and army were "determined to crush terrorism in every part of Syrian territory" and thanked him for Iran's support for "the Syrian nation." The United States launched a cruise missile attack on Friday against a Syrian airbase in response to a chemical weapons attack which killed 87 people including 31 children and which Washington says was carried out by the Syrian government. Assad's government has denied any involvement in the attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the rebel-held Idlib province. (Reuters)